Sheet 2

Using Canada411.ca

CLB Level: CLB2PH1D/PH1C
Essential Skills Focus:
Computer Use
Writing Skills (full name, address & phone number)
Task:
Find information on-line using person’s name or phone number with Reverse Lookup
Purpose: Students will
  • learn about Canada411
  • how to access & use Canada411
  • find a person’s complete address including telephone number
  • Learn a new tool for finding information
Materials:
LCD Projector (if available), computers with Internet access, teacher-made materials (2 sheets attached)
Learning Style:
Visual, kinaesthetic & social
Time: 60 minutes / Method:
  1. Prior knowledge of computer use is necessary (log in, using the mouse, scrolling on a web page)
  2. Solicit information from students regarding finding a person’s address or telephone number in Canada. Compare with systems from other countries. Explain requirements needed to be able to find somebody on Canada411. Discuss how the Internet is another method of finding a person’s address or telephone number
  3. Demonstrate instructions step-by step using the LCD projector (if available)
  4. Hand out Sheet 1Finding a Person in Canadainstructions to students
  5. Students follow the instructions on Sheet 1
  6. After students find the address and telephone number they record it onto their worksheet
  7. Hand out Sheet 2Reverse Phone instructions to students. Write a telephone number, including area code, in the Reverse Phone boxes
  8. Students will follow the instructions on Sheet 2
  9. After students find the address on the web, they record it onto their worksheet
Follow Up:
Have students pair up & share their name & telephone
number in order to find each others address. Once the
addresses/telephone numbersare found, students record
them on their worksheet. Students could use the
telephone book (White Pages) to confirm accuracy of
information found. On subsequent days students could do
the same type of exercise finding schools & businesses
Language Component:
1. Students ask each other personal information questions.
2. Practice intonation, rhythm and pausing when saying phone numbers and addresses (especially with apartment numbers and building numbers)
Debrief/Transfer:
Discuss the real life application/importance of being able to find information on the Internet, in a manual or book.

Finding a person in Canada

Exercise 1

Following instructions:

  1. On your paper in the blue area box writeyour name
  2. In the blue area box below, writeyourcity
  3. Next, open Internet Explorer
  4. In the address box type: and hit Enteron your keyboard
  5. Type the same information on the web site page (your name and your city)
  6. Click the Find.button
  7. Copy information found on the web page in the box at the bottom of page

Copy information found on the web page

Reverse Phone

Exercise 2

Following instructions:

If you know only the person’s telephone number, you can do a Reverse Phone search.

  1. On your worksheet in the boxes below Reverse Phone, write a telephone number including the area code
  2. On the website, click on the Reverse Lookup tab
  3. On the new web page, Reverse Phone, type the same information
  4. Next, click on the Find.button
  5. Copy information found on the web page in the box at the bottom of the page

Copy information found on the web page

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WinnipegSchool Division Adult EAL ProgramEssential Skill Focus: Computer Use/Writing Skills

Author: Eva M. Galambos CLB Level: CLB2/PH1D & PH1C